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Moore: We were outplayed

Socceroos captain Craig Moore said there is no hiding from the fact that Australia was outplayed by a spirited Kuwaiti side in Thursday's Asian Cup qualifier in Canberra.

Socceroos captain Craig Moore said there is no hiding from the fact that Australia was outplayed by a spirited Kuwaiti side in Thursday's Asian Cup qualifier in Canberra.

Australia lost the game 1-0 and now sits bottom of Group B after two matches with just one point. Moore said the Australians were perhaps guilty of trying too hard to win the match.

"We had a good opportunity but there's no getting away from the fact that over the course of the 90 minutes, Kuwait deserved their victory, created the better chances, " he said.

"That's something that we need to take on board and need to improve upon because it wasn't through lack of effort. Everybody is trying their hardest and trying to do well and trying to impress. Sometimes, you need to think about it as well."

Australia struggled to get into a rhythm from the kick-off and Moore said that static play robbed them of both attacking chances and momentum.

"I think in the first half especially, the ball speed wasn't quick enough. Tommy Pondeljak was taking up some fantastic positions but unfortunately we weren't getting him on the ball enough. I thought he looks our most lively player," he said.

While Moore said before the match that there would be no excuses for a poor performances and that the all Hyundai A-League squad really wanted to put on a good performance on home soil, the veteran defender said it was now a matter of learning from the experience and becoming better for it.

"We are extremely disappointed with the result because we know we can perform better than what we showed tonight. But sometimes that happens in football, you need to pick yourself up quickly and look to the next challenge," he said.